Permaculture Playing Cards on Kickstarter

[badpete69]

[vasta41]

Yet another idea I don't think translates well into a deck of playing cards.

[MagikFingerz]

Yet another idea I don't think translates well into a deck of playing cards.

Not to us, anyway. But I guess it's more creative than just putting it in a book.

[DragonSoul]

Interesting idea, but I'm too OCD. The tilted writing really bugs me. And $20 for 1 deck? umm, no.

[vmagic]

How did this get so much money so fast? Seems somewhat suspicious to me.

[vmagic]

And coincidentally a lot of the backers just joined Kickstarter today and only backed this project so far, I'd say its suspicious.

[Bikefanatic]

Great! My spade partner will renege because they're busy reading nutrition facts!

[GBAllison]

How did this get so much money so fast? Seems somewhat suspicious to me.

Permaculture is a *huge* movement. And clearly this is not aimed at the playing card community. It's aimed at permaculture evangelists, and the purpose is to get the word out. Notice that the write up specifically recommends that backers buy bricks, again, to get the word out.

I expect this to fund quickly, with mostly new-to-Kickstarters, and by a lot.

[Casual Pixels]

How did this get so much money so fast? Seems somewhat suspicious to me.

Permaculture is a *huge* movement. And clearly this is not aimed at the playing card community. It's aimed at permaculture evangelists, and the purpose is to get the word out. Notice that the write up specifically recommends that backers buy bricks, again, to get the word out.

I expect this to fund quickly, with mostly new-to-Kickstarters, and by a lot.

This was my read, too; some local interest that is using playing cards as its canvas rather than playing cards designed to a particular interest. Reminds me of the bartending deck.

So not terribly interesting to me, and with the numbers they'll probably be printing I'll say not terribly collectible either.

More for the first reason, I'm not in on this one.

[Widdee]

Almost pulled the trigger on this because I like survival chit (although this is really more Earth Mama and Papa stuff) and transformational themes but there are no details on the quality of printing and stock, just that the guy has been around printing for years and already has a printer. Hopefully he'll fill in the blanks.

[dazzleguts]

How did this get so much money so fast? Seems somewhat suspicious to me.

Permaculture is a *huge* movement. And clearly this is not aimed at the playing card community. It's aimed at permaculture evangelists, and the purpose is to get the word out. Notice that the write up specifically recommends that backers buy bricks, again, to get the word out.

I expect this to fund quickly, with mostly new-to-Kickstarters, and by a lot.

Yes permaculture is big, and I do a little gorilla gardening myself, but I wouldn't pick up these cards at the 1 and 2 deck prices. The early bird brick is reasonable but I only want 1 or 2 decks.

Looks like they don't need our help anyways - already met the goal.

[hsbc]

One of the questions we are asked repeatedly is "How do you tell people what permaculture is?" If you give them a book, they might look at a few pictures. If you send them a link to something they tend to save it for later. The idea of the deck of cards is that they might browse it like a book - but this is all pictures and just a few words. Much easier to browse. And hopefully convey a bigger picture in a smaller package.

When you are bonkers about permaculture, your friends and family tend to think you are crazy .... if only there were a way to help them understand your passion better ..... while at the same time resolving your winter gift giving obligations. Whattya know? I created just the thing! But first, lemme tell ya a little story.

In 2011 I made a podcast where I suggested the idea of permaculture playing cards. A thread started and people said they were going to make it a real thing. When that didn't go anywhere, I tried to shake a few trees to see if people would make this cool thing happen. A lot of people liked the idea, but nothing came of it. In May of 2012 Alexander Ojeda and I got to work.

We spent hours arguing over each card. We spent hours arguing over the whole deck and what stuff made the cut and what stuff didn't. Weeks and months passed and we had a dozen cards done. More months and we had a system of "done", "in progress" or "need to figure out how to start." On and on and on. Now it seems really weird. We're finally done. The amount of work that went into this was about twenty times greater than I originally thought it would be. But, wow - they turned out far better than I thought possible.

We decided to do a kickstarter for the permaculture playing cards! And before we knew it, it raised $70,853! So, apparently, other people needed this niche filled too!

On 26 of the cards we hid the names of people that were big supporters of the kickstarter, or friends and family that helped with the project. If you look on this card, you will see a name hidden in the image … near the bottom …

There is a total of 55 cards. 52 regular playing cards, two jokers and a bonus card that thanks a few of the folks that helped make the cards possible, plus spells out "On twenty-six cards we have deviously hidden the names of supporters and one needle.".

Ace of Spades: Polyculture
Ace of Hearts: Wofati
Ace of Clubs: Hugelkultur
Ace of Diamonds: Rocket Mass Heater
King of Spades: Sepp Holzer
King of Hearts: Bamboo
King of Clubs: Masanobu Fukuoka
King of Diamonds: Bill Mollison
Queen of Spades: Black Locust
Queen of Hearts: Comfrey
Queen of Clubs: Greening Deserts
Queen of Diamonds: Ruth Stout
Jack of Spades: Mike Oehler
Jack of Hearts: Willie Smits
Jack of Clubs: Allan Savory
Jack of Diamonds: Art Ludwig
Ten of Spades: Paddock Shift Systems
Ten of Hearts: Greywater
Ten of Clubs: Dandelion
Ten of Diamonds: Stinging Nettles
Nine of Spades: Sunchokes
Nine of Hearts: Fungi
Nine of Clubs: Jean Pain
Nine of Diamonds: Mullein
Eight of Spades: Natural Swimming Pool
Eight of Hearts: Mulberry
Eight of Clubs: Tefa
Eight of Diamonds: The Man Who Planted Trees
Seven of Spades: Chickens
Seven of Hearts: Pigs
Seven of Clubs: Pee
Seven of Diamonds: Replacing Irrigation with Permaculture
Six of Spades: Ben Law
Six of Hearts: Electric Tractor
Six of Clubs: Husp
Six of Diamonds: Honey Bees
Five of Spades: Food Preservation
Five of Hearts: Bugs, Weeds, Funguses & Microorganisms
Five of Clubs: Beyond Compost
Five of Diamonds: Wind and Berms
Four of Spades: Wildcrafting
Four of Hearts: Livestock Guardian Dog
Four of Clubs: Food as Medicine
Four of Diamonds: Mason Bees
Three of Spades: Food Forest
Three of Hearts: Rhubarb
Three of Clubs: Dry Outhouse
Three of Diamonds: Solar Food Dehydrator
Two of Spades: Rumford Fireplace
Two of Hearts: Cast Iron
Two of Clubs: Diatomaceous Earth
Two of Diamonds: Apple Tree

[Artiphany]

Fun. I'll bring this one on my camping/farming trips